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About Shyampur Village

Shyampur is a small village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 212 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shyampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Puncha
Pincode 723151
Area (hectares) 121.27 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 212
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shyampur compares

By the 2011 count Shyampur is the 74th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 121.27 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shyampur

Shyampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shyampur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Samakata, Saragarya, Sargara and Saurang. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shyampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyampur village had a population of 416. That makes it the 74th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Shyampur village has 212 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyampur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Shyampur is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shyampur covers 121.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shyampur falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shyampur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shyampur.

Shyampur is in Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shyampur today is likely to be higher.

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